The four candidates for Queen of the 2006 Clayton Summer-Fest are Shannon Olivarez, Chanda Marks, Kaylene Chamberlain and Chelsea Baker. The winner will be crowned during the program at Memorial Park at 11:00 AM Saturday.

The Clayton Summer-Fest will be held Saturday, July 22, starting with a pancake breakfast at 7:00 a.m. at the Fire Hall. The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. followed by a program at Memorial Park, which will include musical numbers by the Clayton Community Chorus and the crowning of the 2006 Queen. There will be a history display in the Fire Hall.

The Clayton Fire Department is celebrating their 100th Anniversary, and there will be special events centered around this celebration.

Afternoon activities include a talent show, Kids Peddle Tractor Pull, Adult Tricycle Races, Pinewood Derby Car Races and a free merchants drawing. The Car Show will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with open registration starting at 9:00 a.m. Bingo will be held at 6:00 p.m., followed by a Street Dance at 8:00 p.m.

The days activities will conclude with a fireworks show at the Recreational Park at dusk supplied by Colonial Fireworks of Clayton. Carnival Rides will be open Friday and Saturday. There will be crafters and vendors. Luncheon will be available by the Clayton United Methodist Women.

Library recipient of “We the People” Bookshelf

The Hudson Public Library has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities on becoming and being an American.

Polls show that many Americans lack basic knowledge of the nation’s history. The 15 books provided by the NEH grant were granted to school, public, and military libraries throughout the United States and overseas. The “We the People” bookshelf is a collection of 15 classic books that strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture. The American Library Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the McCormick Tribune Foundation have joined together to award this gift. We the People Bookshelf on “Becoming American” contains the following

Books: The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland, Watch the Stars Come Out by Riki Levinson (also a Spanish edition), Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say. Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman, The People Could Fly: The Picture Book by Virginia Hamilton, Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (also a Spanish edition), In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord, Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather (Also in Spanish edition), Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin edited by Louise P. Masur, Barrio Boy by Ernest Galarza, and Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie by Ole Edvart Rolvaag. This collection will be on display with a special short program on Tuesday July 25th at noon.

The Hudson Kiwanis, a service club with a mission of serving citizens, especially children, will be attending the program with a box lunch, as will State Representative Dudley Spade and State Senator Cameron Brown’s representative Nancy Jenkins. You are welcome to bring a sack lunch and join us at noon. Iced tea and lemonade will be provided by the library.

If you would like to join the book discussion group that meets at 7:00PM, please call Kathy at the Hudson Public Library. The Thursday August 3rd title will be “The Da Vinci Code,” You must pre-register. The telephone number is 517-448-3801 or email khepker@monroe.lib.mi.us  If you need to re-acquaint yourself with the book, the library has several copies to check out.

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